new to the hobby. are there any sites that have videos of some of the great layouts i have seen in magazines
Try youtube. There is some good and bad footage there. Great insiration.
Tedd,
Welcome to the hobby and this site!
A great source for model RR Videos of famous layouts is from Allen Keller Productions www.allenkeller.com
The cool part of those videos is that you see the layouts, hear from the builders, and they also show tips and tricks for modeling.
I have purchased two videos (The Reid Brother’s Cumberland Valley System (#10), and Lance Mindheim’s Monon RR(#47).
Totally worth the investment!!!
Chuck
Try http://www.allenkeller.com
This is the site for Allen Keller’s Great Model Railroad series of tapes and DVDs. I couldn’t find any free video clips on the site but you can order from it. I’ve got about a half dozen from his series and I think every one was outstanding. I’d like to buy more but I have other priorities right now. These GMRs are the inspiration I need to keep me going on my own layout.
I modestly direct you to my website… www.wmrywesternlines.net. I have several videos of my layout up on YouTube.
Lee
This is my idea of a underground video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=dOV9NSqrQlc
Not much in the way of quality, but what do you expect from a video camera mounted inside an HO subway car?
Here’s lookin’ at ya…